New York State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility Since 2003

Annual attendance figures for over 250 parks, historic sites, and recreational facilities managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The data is organized by OPRHP region and county, tracking visitor numbers from 2003 onward for facilities that collectively host 74 million annual visits.

Use Cases

• Analyze attendance trends by OPRHP region to identify regional patterns in park usage over time.
• Compare annual attendance figures by county to assess the local economic impact of state park facilities.
• Model facility-level visitor counts to forecast future resource needs and maintenance schedules for parks and historic sites.

Strengths

• Data covers a long-term period, beginning in 2003, enabling longitudinal analysis of park attendance.
• Represents a major park system with over 250 individual facilities across nearly 350,000 acres.
• Sourced directly from the authoritative New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).

Limitations

• The specific number of data rows (facility-years) and columns (features) is not provided in the input.
• Data is aggregated annually, lacking finer temporal granularity such as monthly or seasonal breakdowns.
• The description does not specify if attendance figures are estimated, counted, or modeled, which could affect accuracy.

Provenance

Source

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP).

Collection Method

Collected through the operational records of state park facilities.

Time Range

Beginning 2003.

Freshness

The dataset metadata was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

New York State, organized by OPRHP region and county.